Cafe Chloe, San Diego

Feb 032012
 

Look­ing for a culi­nary gem in San Diego? I found one I love, Cafe’ Chloe on Ninth Ave. I recently had some time to burn while wait­ing for some­one at the air­port so I headed out to find myself a lit­tle break­fast and cof­fee. My sis­ter had told me about this place before, so I decided to see what all the hype was about for myself. First of all, it has all the charm any­one would want in a cafe’. It’s very inti­mate and atten­tion to details are found every­where. (they even make and sell their own soap) They have sev­eral inside and out­side bistro tables, as well as a bar you can sit at. I ordered their very basic break­fast of bacon and eggs. It was fab­u­lous! The eggs were cooked to per­fec­tion as per my request of over hard, bacon smokey with just the right amount of crispi­ness and the home­made herb but­ter on the toast was the bomb! Next time you’re in the area I highly rec­om­mend stop­ping in. Bet­ter yet, plan a spe­cial trip to Cafe’ Chloe. I promise you won’t regret it. They serve break­fast, lunch and din­ner. Info can be found here at their web­site.

 

They are always chang­ing their menu but here is a sam­pling of break­fast, lunch and din­ner entree’s.

  • whole wheat pan­cakes with tart cherry syrup & apple­wood smoked bacon 11.
  • crêpe lor­raine– eggs, bacon, gruyère in a crêpe 9.25
  • bistro salad– pancetta, poached egg, brioche crou­tons, & frisée 12.75
  • locally-caught rock­fish with lemon-caper sauce, hari­cots verts, & pommes purée 14.5
  • pan-seared baja yel­low­tail w/ local grape­fruits, avo­cado, cane onions, & but­ter poached tiger prawn 25
  • steak & frites with anchovy but­ter, sautéed farm greens, and cipollini onions 21.75
  • house­made ice cream & sor­bet: choco­late spice, egg nog, meyer lemon sorbet

Buon Appetito!

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What’s Better Than a Five Dollar Footlong?

Jun 162011
 

 

 

 

Five things to do in San Diego under five bucks!

“Money doesn’t buy hap­pi­ness.” I’d like to add “it doesn’t buy fun either”! (ok, maybe it does, haha, but it doesn’t have too) Here are some great ways to enjoy your week­end for under $5 in the San Diego area. Get inspired to spend more time with fam­ily and friends  with­out break­ing the bank. Whether you live in SD or not, get a lit­tle cre­ative and search out fun things in your area to do. You might be sur­prised how many neat gems you find.

Tips:

–Google your city name with words like, free, fun, week­end, enter­tain­ment, movies, music, etc…and you will find a ton of cool stuff. You might have to sift through the junk a little.

–Have a con­test with your friends or fam­ily mem­bers (kids espe­cially) to see who comes up with the best idea/option. Then you’ll have a stock pile for the summer!

 

 

 

 

 

1. San Diego Food Truck Fes­ti­val At Lib­erty Sta­tion June 19th. Be sure to buy your ticket on my attached link for the $5 deal. For all you food­ies this is a great way to sam­ple San Die­gos food truck craze…

 

 

 

 

2. Sum­mer movies in the park is a fam­ily friendly venue that is com­pletely free! Movies start at dusk so be sure to get there in plenty of time to set up your cozy blan­kets, chairs and pic­nic goodies.

 

 

 

 

3. Vital Climing Gym is a great way to get your boul­der on! The first visit is free and shoe rental is $2. Warn­ing: it is addic­tive so you may end up going all the time!

 

 

 

 

 

4. Keys Creek Laven­der Farm in Val­ley Cen­ter give free tours. June is peak bloom so this is the per­fect time to go! Times are at 10:30 and 1:30 every Fri­day, Sat­ur­day and Sun­day. It is a walk­ing tour that cir­cles the fields near­est the gift store. It includes a view­ing of the dis­tillery and a dis­cus­sion on how we dis­till essen­tial oil. We talk about the dif­fer­ent types of laven­der that we have on the prop­erty and the home­o­pathic ben­e­fits of laven­der. The walk includes steps and slight inclines so it may not suit­able for those with sig­nif­i­cant mobil­ity restric­tions. No reser­va­tions are required. We meet at the gift store and the tour takes approx­i­mately 30–40 min­utes. Great place to take a fam­ily photo too!

 

 

 

 

5. CB Cup­cake Shop in San Mar­cos is a cool lit­tle spot to “build your own” cup­cake. You pick the cake, then the frost­ing and then the top­ping! It’s $3.50 for muf­fin size cup­cake and $1.50 for a mini. Great for a date night or a treat for the lit­tle ones…

*Feel free to add your sug­ges­tions on my comments!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ten Things To Do In San Diego This Weekend

May 202011
 

Hip, hip, hur­ray for the week­end! What is every­one up to? Con­sid­er­ing I live in a top tourist des­ti­na­tion area (I totally take it for granted!) there is plenty to do here. The weather fore­cast is primo btw! I won’t bore you by sug­gest­ing the “San Diego Safari Park”(although that’s one of my favorite touristy places). Here are a few ran­dom sug­ges­tions of what to do, where to go and of most impor­tantly what to eat and drink!

Happy week­end!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Sicil­ian Fes­ti­val Got a crush on Giada De Lau­ren­tiis? Well she’s doing a cook­ing demo and book sign­ing Sun­day, May 22nd in San Diego’s Lit­tle Italy. (thanks Carey for the lead on this great find!)

 

 

 

 

 

2. Happy hour at Tru­lucks Look­ing for a classy place to hit a fab­u­lous happy hour? This is def­i­nitely the spot for you! It’s in La Jolla very close to the 5 and 805 free­way, hence con­ve­nient. Last time I was there, martini’s (top shelf if I might add) were $6 along with a nice vari­ety of gourmet bar­gain bites. My favorite are the crab cake slid­ers, cala­mari and mini car­rot cake! Happy hour Fri and Sat from 5–7 p.m. and Sun­day 5-9p.m. I sug­gest call­ing in case their hours/policy changed. 858–453-2583

 

 

 

 

 

3. Top of the Hyatt Bar with a view? This is the win­ner! 40 sto­ries high over­look­ing the amaz­ing San Diego Bay and beyond to Coro­n­ado. Drinks won’t come cheap here but the view is price­less. This might be one of the best places to get a drink in San Diego. Yes, it’s a tad touristy, but it’s so worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Fletcher Cove The fore­cast is low 70’s for this week­end so it may or may not be beach weather for you. If it is, this beach is great, espe­cially if you have chil­dren. There is a really cool play­ground and bas­ket­ball court over­look­ing the beach. It’s very well taken care of. You can find restrooms, park­ing and tables. The actual beach area has easy access but is very small. How­ever it is my favorite place to grab my beach chair, a sand­wich from Waters up the street and just chi­lax! I’m torn, ocean breezes or Giada book sign­ing this week­end!! What’s a girl to do?

5. Iron Fist Brew­ing Com­pany Are you in the mood for a really good beer? This is the place then! $4 gets you a sam­pler or a beer. This is a tast­ing room in an indus­trial busi­ness park so they do not sell food. How­ever you can usu­ally find a food truck in the park­ing lot. I say grab your bud­dies and just go…You’ll love the fam­ily that makes the beer and owns the place! Guar­an­teed good time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Cucina Urbana A roman­tic, but fun and whim­si­cal Ital­ian restau­rant in Bankers hill. It’s very lively but not in a bad way. Every­thing on the menu is under $20. (but tastes like it’s more$) If you want to go some­where for din­ner with­out being dis­ap­pointed, this is the place. I love the grilled octo­pus and short rib pasta! Just typ­ing this is mak­ing my mouth water…Make reser­va­tions for sure, it gets packed. 619–239-2222

 

 

 

 

 

7. North County Wine Com­pany This is a great “hole in the wall” wine shop and tast­ing bar. It’s in the North county area of San Mar­cos near restau­rant row. It’s very “low brow” so if you’re look­ing for snob­bery you won’t find it here. They have an out­side patio you can enjoy if the weather is good too. Check to see their fea­tured win­ery for Fri­day night on their web­site. Sat­ur­day is 6 for $6. Taste any 6 wines of your choice. If you wanna “fake” being in Napa for $6 this is the place to go! (sorry no breath­tak­ing vine­yards or Thomas Keller here) I think you’d be pleas­antly sur­prised by this homey wine tast­ing bar. Give it a try!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Got Lady­bugs? San Diego Botanic Gar­dens (for­merly Quail Botan­i­cal Gar­den) presents lady­bug day this Sat­ur­day from 10–12:30. You get to count lady­bugs, do crafts and ask bug experts ques­tions. There is a lady­bug release at noon. I think this sounds like a lot fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Padres Game This week­end they’re home  play­ing the Seat­tle Mariners Fri, Sat and Sun­day. Even if you don’t love base­ball, Petco Park is an adven­ture in itself. What a great way to spend some time this weekend…

 

 

 

 

 

10. Paci­fica Breeze Cafe Break­fast is always a “week­end” thing. So here’s one of my favorite spots for a really yummy break­fast. The bonus: Breath­tak­ing ocean views in Del Mar! Does it get bet­ter than this? Hardly…This is a casual, self serve place. If you’re look­ing for a fancy 5 star ser­vice brunch, this isn’t it. My favorite is the bre’ egg wrap. My hubby loves the eggs benedict.

 

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